Month: September 2023

  • Why I chose The Open University for my degree!

    Why I chose The Open University for my degree!

    Who else remembers Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”? The song that says to change the world means changing yourself. I remember. I loved Michael Jackson’s music as a young teenager. This has actually nothing to do with opening up higher education and stopping the gatekeeping of it so much, but when I was a…

  • Book Excerpt: an angry child

    Book Excerpt: an angry child

    Book excerpt from my memoir “Stories of a Caged Girl” Sometimes I was the one I wanted to be, and that felt awesome. I was creative and smart, joyful, beautiful with dark brown hair and smiley eyes. Sometimes I had a big heart, wonderful self-esteem, and talents others dreamt about having. I was the little…

  • Reasons why a purpose in life is important

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    Let me tell you why I don’t really agree with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs! Firstly, I want to say that I think that Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs can be a useful tool to measure things a little bit, but when it comes down to it I still don’t really agree with it on…

  • When feelings are dismissed because they aren’t “rational”

    Today’s thoughts on allowing feelings to exist – a mini essay Today I had a meeting with a church counsellor. She didn’t know I’m autistic because this would be the first time we met and I planned to tell her today. But at the last minute, she canceled due to an emergency; it was a…